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Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Sooners pile up dynamic digits
It’s been said that there are lies, there are damned lies and then there are statistics.
Certainly, statistics can be manipulated and twisted to the point where they’re meaningless. But I’ve got to say, in examining and researching Baylor’s upcoming opponent — the Oklahoma Sooners — this week, I noticed more than a few compelling stats that speak to OU’s illustrious college football history.
Here’s a look at the Sooners by the numbers:
665 — Total number of weeks that Oklahoma has been ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. That ranks fourth all-time, behind Michigan (752), Ohio State (741) and Notre Dame (705).
128 — Number of games in which Oklahoma has scored 50 or more points.
101-22 — Bob Stoops’ record in Norman. Making it all the more impressive is the fact that is Stoops is only the second coach ever, and the first in the modern era, to win 100 games in his first 10 seasons.
61-50-3 — Oklahoma’s record in the 10 years prior to Stoops’ arrival, under three less-than-legendary coaches (Gary Gibbs, Howard Schnellenberger and John Blake).
41 — Conference championships won by Oklahoma.
30 — Seasons in which the Sooners have won 10 or more games.
17-0 — Oklahoma’s all-time record against Baylor. The Sooners remain the only Big 12 team the Bears have never beaten.
7 — National championships.
5 — Big 12 football titles, tops in the league.
1-4 — OU’s record in their last five bowl games under Stoops. Sorry, Sooner fans, but all that crimson-and-cream minutiae was beginning to make me nauseated.
